# CVE-2016-4003: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the URLDecoder function in JRE before 1.8, as used in Apache Struts 2.x before 2.3.28, when usin

- Also known as: GHSA-M3X6-9V6H-4G28
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.3.28
- Published: 2016-04-12 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- org.apache.struts:struts2-core (Maven): from 2.0.0, fixed in 2.3.28

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the URLDecoder function in JRE before 1.8, as used in Apache Struts 2.x before 2.3.28, when using a single byte page encoding, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via multi-byte characters in a url-encoded parameter.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, org.apache.struts:struts2-core, upgrade to a fixed version (2.3.28) per the references below.
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## References

- http://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-028.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86311
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035268
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/WW-4507

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